Swine Behavior/Swine Welfare
Keep'em Moving
Aug 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Better handling at the farm and attention to detail in loading and hauling has improved the process of shipping hogs to slaughter. But a University of...More
Welfare audits and guidelines
Michigan Governor Signs Farm Animal Welfare Bill
Oct 15, 2009 12:13 PM
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed into law HB 5127, which gives certain farm animals more flexibility in housing, and avoids a threatened ballot initiative by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)...
Ohio Launches Issue 2 Outreach Program
Oct 7, 2009 9:10 AM
Leaders of Ohioans for Livestock Care have announced the first phase of the statewide outreach campaign in support of passage of State Issue 2...
Michigan Producers Reach Compromise on Housing
Oct 7, 2009 9:06 AM
Michigan egg, pork and poultry producers have reached a compromise agreement with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) that accomplishes three primary objectives...
Regulations
Michigan Animal Welfare Bills Face Activist ScrutinyMichigan Animal Welfare Bills Face Activist Scrutiny
Aug 4, 2009 2:21 PM
Animal rights activists say the bills don’t go far enough to protect livestock. But Michigan farm officials counter the bills back accepted standards that have proven to be best practices for animal care...
Smithfield Postpones Sow Stall Phaseout
Jul 15, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Citing financial conditions that were the most challenging in three decades, Smithfield Foods has announced it will postpone plans to phase out gestation...
Will 'Downer' Sows Be Next?
Jul 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
There are significant reasons why a ban on cows should not be followed by a ban on downer sows, says a veterinary expert with the National Pork Board....
